RETRO DUNDEE

Something a little bit different now from the usual kind of Retro item. On 28th March 2007, London's Shepherds Bush Empire hoste...

It's good fun looking back at "first issues" to get a reminder of how they once looked before they became more establishe...

Although The Associates had only been in existence for a year or so at the time, in 1980 Billy MacKenzie got involved in a little side proje...

Here's a compact little interview with Grant McNally, who tells how Jih first began way back in 1983 in London, with a little assistance...

Jih, is local singer, Grant McNally, plus a team of musicians who varied & changed, most of which having a strong Dundee connection...

Around the mid/late 70's, before Dundee guitarist Steve Reid was in The Associates & Orbidoig, he used to work in Johnalan hairdre...

Another band who cropped up on the local music scene around 1980 was The Blush, a polished pop act who played guitar based tunes in a simila...

Here's a couple of amusing items about Dundee punk act - Bread Poultice & The Running Sores. The top article describes the...

Below is a recording taken direct from the John Peel show which was broadcast in October 1982. This is a "session" track The Asso...

In the mid 70's, local guitarist, Steve Reid, used to get a bit of practise in up at Ardler Community Centre where he was joined by Kir...

On a snowy winters day back in 1984, Billy Mackenzie was interviewed for TV down at the docks. The show was "The Tube" and Lesli...

Sometime around the start of 1985, The Associates played live on stage at Fat Sams. Above is a review of that very gig, written by local jo...

On the Angus Hotel reception desk they used to have a visitors book for guests to sign and an additional separate book for celebs aut...

Better get yer hankies oot..!! As a special wee treat for Christmas, here is Dundonian, Billy Mackenzie singing a weepy festive song called...

Before it became the polished piece of pop that appeared in the charts in 1982, here below is how "Club Country" sounded in its r...

This is how Lyon Street looked back in the 1980's. A typical Dundee street that you would pass without giving it a second glance. ...

Opened in the late 70's, the Crypt was a fashion boutique run by Billy Mackenzie. As its name suggests, the shop had a dungeo...